Lockheed Martin has transported the U.S. Air Force's fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency communications satellite to the Cape Canaveral AF Station in Florida to begin preparations for a scheduled June launch.
Read More »Lockheed Completes On-Orbit Test of Air Force’s Fourth AEHF Satellite
Lockheed Martin has tested the performance of the U.S. Air Force's fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite during an on-orbit test, the final step before the company transfers spacecraft control authority to the Space and Missiles Systems Center.
Read More »Lockheed-Built AEHF-4 Comms Satellite Launches Aboard ULA Rocket; Tory Bruno Quoted
Lockheed Martin received in-orbit signals from the U.S. Air Force’s fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency spacecraft just hours after the communications satellite launched Wednesday atop United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V 551 rocket. AEHF-4 that took off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida completes a geostationary satellite constellation that will deliver …
Read More »ULA Preps Atlas V Rocket for Fourth AEHF Military Comms Satellite Launch; Gary Wentz Quoted
United Launch Alliance has begun final preparations to launch a Lockheed Martin-built military communications satellite for the U.S. Air Force on Wednesday at Cape Canaveral AF Station in Florida. ULA said Friday its Atlas V 551 rocket will carry the fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency spacecraft designed to help command and tactical forces transmit data. …
Read More »Lockheed Completes AEHF-4 Comms Satellite Encapsulation; Mike Cacheiro Quoted
Lockheed Martin has enclosed the U.S. Air Force’s fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency communications satellite in a payload fairing in preparation for its Oct. 17 launch atop United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket. Mike Cacheiro, vice president of protected communications at Lockheed, said in a statement published Monday AEHF-4 will complete a constellation of …
Read More »Lockheed Ships Fourth AEHF Military Comms Satellite to Cape Canaveral Launch Site
Lockheed Martin has transported a military communications satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to begin preparations for a scheduled October launch aboard the United Launch Alliance‘s Atlas V rocket. The company said Monday it built and tested the fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite in Sunnyvale, Calif., before delivering the system to …
Read More »Lockheed Completes Thermal Vacuum Chamber, Acoustic Tests of USAF AEHF-5 Satellite
Lockheed Martin has completed a series of launch environment tests for its fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite designed to provide protected communications capabilities for U.S. and allied warfighters operating on maritime, aerial and ground platforms. Lockheed said Monday it subjected the AEHF-5 satellite to extreme heat and cold temperatures …
Read More »Report: Air Force Reschedules Launch of 2 Lockheed-Built Satellites to 2018
The U.S. Air Force has moved its plans to launch two Lockheed Martin-built military satellites from late 2017 to 2018 due to different circumstances, Spaceflight Now reported Wednesday. The Air Force told the publication it postponed the Oct. 11 launch of the fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency communications satellite because of …
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